irondarren
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Mrfluffy, theoretically there is nothing to making a leaf spring. Get the right steel warm it up a little so you can bend it to the required shape. Then heat it up to about 700 degrees C (steel dependant) then quench out, to harden it. Then reheat to required temperature (this is very steel dependant but could be anywhere from 200 degrees C to 500 degrees C) hold at that temperature for 1 hour per 25mm thick, then allow to cool. That is of course assuming spring steel follows the same hardening and tempering process as carbon steels.
Interesting web site for carbon steels http://www.westyorkssteel.com/spring_steel.html
Interesting web site for carbon steels http://www.westyorkssteel.com/spring_steel.html
